Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-04-23
WASHINGTON.
Items ofInterest about Men and Affairs
Around the National Capitol.

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Already gossips are beginning to
talk of the Presidents summer trip.
1t is possible that he may take one
but still you need not be surprised if
he stays at home. Mrs. Cleveland
is already located at Oak View and
keeps very quiet, seldom coming to
the City and almostas seldom seeing
callers. She is taking a much needed
rest after the fatigues of the social
season, and probably will not go with
the President should he feel the, ne
cessity of taking recreation by leav-
ing the scenes of his busy official du-
ties and cares for a brief period.
A number of Congressman have
been in town the past few days and
most of them were interviewed. The
almost unanimous opinion seemed to
be that Congress would be convened
in Special Session the first of October,
and would continue to sit until the
regular session in December.
A statement prepared at the Treas
ury Department shows heamount of
moneyin actual circulation April l,
as follows: Gold coin, 1878, 2OS, 462:
standard silver dollars, $56,899,SlS;
subsidiary silver, $4S,526,7 gold
certificates, $94,O46,Ol5; silver GER
tificates, $1S1, 1880, 4s9; United States
notes, 1926, 52l, O7S; National Bank
notes, $685., $685. no; total, $l,314,69S,
342; being a net increase of$7 1852, 22S
in actual circulation since March /,
last. The principal increase of circu-
lation during the month of March
was in silver certificates and United
States notes, and the principal de-
crease was in gold certificates and
National Bank notes.
There have been filed with the clerk
of the House of Representatives seven
election contests in the next Congress.
The persons contesting are McDuffie
(Rep) against Davidson of Alabama
Worthington (Dem.) against Post, OF
Illinois; Lowry (Dem.) against
White of Indiana; Theobe (Rep. La
bor) against Carlisle, of Kentucky;
Frank (Rep.) against Glover of Mis-
souri,; Haynes { ep.) against McKin-
ney, of New Hampshire, and Smalls
(Rep.), colored, against Elliott, of
South Carolina. Thompson (Dem.)
of California, will be served with
notice of contest, but no official no.
tice has as yet been lodged with the
Clerk. O'Hard (Rep.) colored, of
North Carolina, will also file papers
asserting the right to his old seat.
Under an act passed at the last ses-
sion, election contests will be deter
mined much sooner than in the past.
The new law provides for the print
ing of all evidence previous to the
converting of Congress, which will
materially lessen the work
of the Election Commit
tee, leaving it nothing to do but
to read the evidence and pass upon
the case.
The novel proposition has been
made that all the ladies who have
presided as hostess of the Executive
Mansion make arrangements for a
meeting and reception in Washing
ton. All the former Presidents have
passed away, but there are still liv-
ing eleven ladies who have occupied
the position of first lady of the land.
These are the widow of President
Tyler and Mrs. Semple, her step
daughter, now an inmate of the Lou
Use Home in this city, who, during
the period between herown mothers
death and the second marriage of her
father, was the head of his household
at the White House. Then there are
the widow of President Polk, and
Mrs Johnson, the niece of President
Buchanan, who was for four years the
mistress of the Mansion; Mrs. Patter-
son, the daughter of President John
son; Mrs. Grant, who had the posi-
ton for eight years; Mrs. Hayes,
who had it for four; Mrs. Garfield,
who had it only six months; Mrs.
McElroy, President Arthur's sister,
who was the lady Of the White House
during part of each of the three years
of his term; Miss Rose Cleveland,
who reigned fifteen months, and last
ly, the young wife Of the President.
The objection to so.called proprietary
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